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diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am index 8a084557c..d3c3d40d1 100644 --- a/docs/Makefile.am +++ b/docs/Makefile.am @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = MANUAL BUGS CONTRIBUTE FAQ FEATURES INTERNALS SSLCERTS \ README.win32 RESOURCES TODO TheArtOfHttpScripting THANKS VERSIONS \ KNOWN_BUGS BINDINGS $(man_MANS) $(HTMLPAGES) HISTORY INSTALL \ $(PDFPAGES) LICENSE-MIXING README.netware DISTRO-DILEMMA INSTALL.devcpp \ - MAIL-ETIQUETTE HTTP-COOKIES LIBCURL-STRUCTS SECURITY + MAIL-ETIQUETTE HTTP-COOKIES LIBCURL-STRUCTS SECURITY RELEASE-PROCEDURE MAN2HTML= roffit < $< >$@ diff --git a/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE b/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..86fcef4fc --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ + _ _ ____ _ + ___| | | | _ \| | + / __| | | | |_) | | + | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ + \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| + +curl release procedure - how to do a release +============================================ + +[in the source code repo] + +- edit RELEASE-NOTES to be accurate + +- update docs/THANKS + +- make sure all relevant changes are committed on the master branch + +- tag the git repo in this style: 'git tag -a curl-7_34_0'. -a annotates the + tag and we use underscores instead of dots in the version number. + +- run "./maketgz 7.34.0" to build the release tarballs. It is important that + you run this on a machine with the correct set of autotools etc installed + as this is what then will be shipped and used by most users on *nix like + systems. + +- push the git commits and the new tag + +- gpg sign the 4 tarballs as maketgz suggests + +- upload the 8 resulting files to the primary download directory + +[data in the curl-www repo] + +- edit Makefile (version number and date), + _newslog.html (announce the new release) and + _changes.html (insert changes+bugfixes from RELEASE-NOTES) + +- commit all local changes + +- tag the repo with the same tag as used for the source repo + +- make sure all relevant changes are committed and pushed on the master branch + + (the web site then updates its contents automatically) + +[inform] + +- send an email to curl-users, curl-announce and curl-library. Insert the + RELEASE-NOTES into the mail. + +[celebrate] + +- suitable beverage intake is encouraged for the festivities |